Motorola RAZR 2, Motorola Q9, BlackBerry 8820…AT&T launch dates?
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File this one under unconfirmed rumors, but we got a nice tip this morning that included the Motorola RAZR 2, Motorola Q9, BlackBerry 8820 (again), Pantech C810, and the AT&T SMT5700. According to this anonymous tipster, we’ve got the Motorola Q9, and the Motorola RAZR 2 V9 pegged for an August 24th release. Same day action, baby! The Pantech C810, a rumored WCDMA device, is looking like it will see the light on September 9th. What about the BlackBerry 8820? Well, "expect" that to lauch on August 13th or 14th, and the SMT5700 to follow on August 24th, or August 28th. Who’s happy if these launch dates stick?
UPDATE: The 5700 as pointed out below, should actually be the AT&T SMT5700 QWERTY device.
Ah, the SMT-5700… http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/08/atandts-qwerty-equipped-smt5700-drops-by-fcc/
Its a QWERTY Dash-type device.
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I still wouldn’t trust a Motorola, I am on the Q right now. But its always nice to have some more options available for people.
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Great. I get an unlocked T-Mo Dash to use on AT&T and now they are coming out with at least 2 phones (Q9 and SMT-5700) that I would actually like, (although that Blackjack is still pretty nice).
Eh, I only got the Dash ’cause it’s not time to re-up yet (but I wanted a better phone without having to pay an arm and a leg) so, when it’s time, I can re-up to the Q9 or the BlackJack upgrade/successor.
But unless the SMT-5700 wows the socks off, I’m most interested in the Q9 (or the next/upgraded BlackJack).
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I’m not interested in the Q9 - mostly because its bigger and heavier than the Q, but also because the keys look like the Dash’s keys - cramped.
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Now I remember what made me go with my Dash over the BlackJack (besides eBay pricing), the Dash has WiFi.
I’m retracting my above comment, none of these new phones have WiFi.
AT&T, I’ll be sitting out till you give me a Windows Mobile 6 Standard phone with a QWERTY keyboard and WiFi.
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Sweet. My contract date is the 25th so I can cancel in advance of my contract and save the hassle. Moto Q9 Y Razr V2 for me.
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What about the Kaiser aka AT&T 8925?
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when is a blackjack succesor expected to drop? Samsung has all kinds of nice phones elsewhere?(then again, who doesn’t?) but I would think Samsung could give us better than the B/J…
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The 8820 is rumored to have wifi but in a weird way unless it has some new (software) features I still don’t know what device I will be upgrading to. Maybe an HTC Kraizer (if released soon) or maybe just a nice 3G phone and a nokia n800 or a UMPC and phone. So many decicions.
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@jordan. I think the Blackjack is a pretty good phone but the i1600 could be the successor
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=4017
@Victor. Yeah, but the 8820 is a Blackberry. The phone is really nice, I played around with one at the AT&T store over the weekend. Still, the Blackberry isn’t for me. Most of its features would be useless to me (especially push e-mail) since I’m not running a Fortune 500 company.
Whereas,
I’ve got a UMPC and the Dash but I’ve sworn off anything from Nokia.
My UMPC and Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone work great together. My UMPC handles all the computer/internet/e-mail stuff while away from my desktop and syncs flawlessly with my Dash. I hear it is even better on Vista (I’m still on XP)
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victor, im in the same frame of mind as you. maybe just a nice 3g phone and umpc will be best for me.
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They havnt launched anything on time yet that I know of.(v3i-n75)I would rather have a z9 but will get the v9 when it arrives, unless all they offer is the maroon color. That would be a huge mistake as alot of guys would not buy it.
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@Aaron what is you UMPC, what do you get out of it.
@test hey so what would you consider getting. I mean I would prob get the 3g phone and a UMPC? Which one would be best. Also — if there is a phone with a gps system and it is 3g but not a smartphone can anyone point it out so I can consider it?
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Boy Genius any info on the 8925 aka HTC Kaiser? That kicks the arse of all these crappy phones with GPS, wifi, HSPDA, full qwerty, 3MP camera, vga camera for voice call, etc. I really want to get it and waiting for the 8925 to switch to ATT…
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Over at HoFo, there’s a second-hand report of the Kaiser being shown at a recent meeting for retailers — supposedly planned for a fall/winter launch.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1212858
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also rumored to come out on aug 17th is the lg “trax” or cu575, very simular to the razr 2
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@victor
It stands for Ultra Mobile PC. Microsoft suggested them about a year and a half ago with the code name of “Origami”.
Samsung built the first to market called the Q1 followed by Tabletkiosk with the v7110 (the model I have) both around March/April of 2006.
A UMPC (as classisfied by Microsoft at the time) is supposed to have a 7 inch touch screen running XP Tablet PC edition.
It is supposed to be a slate style mini tablet with NO keyboard. A keyboard can be added later by the user via USB or bluetooth but a UMPC was supposed to have nothing but navigation buttons (sounds like Microsoft agrees with Steve Jobs on buttons). All interactions are supposed to be done with either pen (digital ink) or touch. It was supposed to be light, easy to use, have all the core PC capabilities with Wifi built in.
A UMPC immediately appealed to Tablet PC users because of its smaller size, weight and ease of portability. That’s why I got one.
However, there are some tradeoffs. Battery life(without an extended battery) and processor speed/choice was/is nowhere near a standard laptop. With the new Santa Rosa chips coming, that should be changed.
The inking experience is inconsistent between UMPC makers. Some UMPCs favor touch and therefore have a terrible inking experience, while others went for a great inking experience and therefore have a terrible touch experience. None have gotten both right in one device yet.
And despite the success of the iPhone, at the time of the UMPC debut, most people couldn’t wrap their minds around using a device that relied primarily on touch.
What I get out of my UMPC is it’s small size, light weight and full tablet pc functionality as well as the ability to plug in a keyboard and mouse and have a “real” computer with most of the apps I use wherever I go.
There are a whole lot more pros and cons to the UMPC than I have space for and BGR doesn’t allow PMs so I hope that helps.
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@Aaron wow thanks for the info, sadly I knew most of what you said. My question then to you what is the best or benifit of the tabletkiosk, also considering the new ones are coming around the corner. Also what of the OQO2 any better, from what I know yes. So what good combination of UMPC and 3G would be a nice choice for (faster mobile communication) and then obviously a wifi(from the UMPC) and what of GPS?
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Sorry, I didn’t know you knew all of that already :S
I like my Tabletkiosk but if I had to do it all over again I would go for the Asus R2H which does have built-in GPS and a better processor. Both have superior inking than the other UMPCs which was the most important criteria in my selection.
If Asus has an upgrade to the R2H when I am ready to upgrade, I will be going in that direction so long as the inking experience is the same.
I’ve read countless reviews of the OQO2 but, aside from my PSP, I don’t want to go any lower than 7 inches on any screen. Others seem to love it though. Seems like a good device however, it is simply too small for my taste.
Being on AT&T, I was partial to the BlackJack because of the 3G but am using an unlocked Dash because of the WiFi capabilities which the BlackJack doesn’t have. The 8525 would be my choice (if it wasn’t for my Dash) since it has both 3G and WiFi.
Better?
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@Aaron much I will look to those two and see what I can or might get. I will post more questions or comments later.
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when is the Motorola razr 2 v9 being released in Canada? specifically Toronto? please answer back a.s.a.p. thank you
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Boy Genius,
Any chance the Blackberry 8310 will come to the US, and AT&T? Just want a Blackberry that has it all: WiFi, GPS and a camera.
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And what about the razr2 v8????
Also any european launch dates?
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when will the razr v8 reach canada?
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So Boy Genius, the at&t BlackBerry 8820 release date you published is already past-due and nothing happened… hmmm…
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